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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
The first meeting of the European Register of Cystic Echinococcosis (ERCE)
Parasites and Vectors, Volume 9, No. 1, Article 243, Year 2016
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Description
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease endemic in southern and eastern European countries. The true prevalence of CE is difficult to estimate due to the high proportion of asymptomatic carriers who never seek medical attention and to the underreporting of diagnosed cases, factors which contribute to its neglected status. In an attempt to improve this situation, the European Register of Cystic Echinococcosis (ERCE), was launched in October 2014 in the context of the HERACLES project. ERCE is a prospective, observational, multicentre register of patients with probable or confirmed CE. The first ERCE meeting was held in November 2015 at the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanita, ISS) in Rome, to bring together CE experts currently involved in the Register activities, to share and discuss experiences, and future developments. Although the Register is still in its infancy, data collected at the time of writing this report, had outnumbered the total of national cases reported by the European endemic countries and published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in 2015. This confirms the need for an improved reporting system of CE at the European level. The collection of standardized clinical data and samples is expected to support a more rational, stage-specific approach to clinical management, and to help public authorities harmonize reporting of CE. A better understanding of CE burden in Europe will encourage the planning and implementation of public health policies toward its control. © 2016 Rossi et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rossi, Patrizia
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Tamarozzi, Francesca
Italy, Pavia
Università Degli Studi Di Pavia
Italy, Pavia
Who Collaborating Centre for Clinical Management of Cystic Echinococcosis
Pozio, Edoardo
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Akhan, Okan
Turkey, Ankara
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Creţu, Carmen Michaela
Romania, Bucharest
Colentina Hospital
Vutova, Kamenna
Bulgaria, Sofia
Medical University of Sofia
Siles-Lucas, Mar
Spain, Madrid
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Brunetti, Enrico
Italy, Pavia
Università Degli Studi Di Pavia
Italy, Pavia
Who Collaborating Centre for Clinical Management of Cystic Echinococcosis
Italy, Pavia
Fondazione Irccs Policlinico San Matteo
Casulli, Adriano
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Abela-Ridder, Bernadette
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Al-Jawabreh, A. O.
Palestine, Abu Dis
Al-quds University
Angheben, Andrea
Italy, Verona
Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria
Borys, Sebastian
Unknown Affiliation
Bruschi, Fabrizio
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Calleri, Guido
Italy, Turin
Ospedale Amedeo Di Savoia
Fasihi Harandi, Majid
Iran, Kerman
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Giordani, Maria Teresa
Unknown Affiliation
Goletti, Delia
Italy, Rome
Irccs Istituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
Mastrandrea, Scilla
Italy, Sassari
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Sassari
Muhtarov, Marin
Unknown Affiliation
Ramharter, Michael
Austria, Vienna
Medizinische Universität Wien
Recordare, Alfonso Giovanni
Unknown Affiliation
Torti, Carlo
Italy, Catanzaro
Università Degli Studi Magna Graecia Di Catanzaro
Wallon, Martine
France, Lyon
Chu de Lyon
Zammarchi, Lorenzo
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Statistics
Citations: 45
Authors: 25
Affiliations: 30
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s13071-016-1532-3
ISSN:
17563305
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study